Y A R D A G E P R O ®
Your YA RD AGE PR O
®
COMPACT 80 0 is a prec i s ion in strume nt
designed to provide many ye ars of enj oyment . This bo oklet wi ll help y ou achi eve opt imum
performan ce by explain ing its adj ustment s a nd featur es a s well as how to car e fo r t his fine
instrumen t. To ensur e op timal perf ormance and lo n g e v i ty, please read these instructi ons before
using you r YA RD AGE PRO
®
COMPACT 80 0 .
I N T R O D U C T I O N
The YA RD AGE PR O
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COMPACT 80 0 emits invisi ble, ey esafe,
infrared energy pulses. Sophisticated circui try and a high speed clock are used to inst antaneo u s l y
calculate distances, by measuri ng the time it takes for each pulse to travel f rom the rangefinder,
to the target, and back .
The rangin g ac c u r acy of the YA RD AGE PRO
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COMPACT 800 is plus or mi nus tw o yard s / m eters
under most ci rcumsta nces. The u nit will onl y display e ven numb ers. The max imum rang e of
the instru ment d epends o n the r eflec t i v i t y of the target . The ma ximum distance for m os t
o b j ects is 800 yards / 720 meter s wh ile fo r high ly re flecti ve ob jects the m aximum is
9 30 yards / 850 met ers. No te: Yo u will ge t both l onger an d short er maxim um dist ances dependin g
on the reflect ive propert ies o f the parti cular targe t and the enviro nmenta l cond itions at t he t ime
the object is being dista nced to.
The color , surfa ce finis h, siz e and sh ape of the tar get all effect reflec t i v i t y and range. The bri ghter
the col or, the longer the range . Red is high ly re flecti ve, for e xample, and all ows longer rang es
than the colo r bla ck, wh ich is the least refle ctive color. A sh iny f inish provid es mor e rang e tha n
a dull o ne. A smal l targ et is more diffic ult t o ran ge tha n a larger target . The angl e to the ta rget
also has an effe ct. Shoot ing to a targe t at a 90 degre e angle (wh ere the tar get surfa ce is
perpendic ular t o the flight path of t he emi tted energy pulse s) pro vides good range while a ste ep
angle on the other hand, provides limited ra nging. In addition, lighting conditi ons (e.g. the amo u n t
of sunlig ht) wi ll affe ct the rang ing cap abilit ies of the u nit. Th e less light (e.g. over cast sk ies) t he
f a rther t he u nit’s maxi mum range will be. Conve rsely, very sun ny d ays w ill decrea se th e un it’s
m aximum r ange.
O P E R A T I O N AL SU MM AR Y
While loo king throug h the mo noc ular, depre ss
the p ower butt on o nce to activ ate the invi ew display sy stem (LCD) . A im the YA RD AGE PRO
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COMPACT 8 00 at a tar get at least 20 y ards a way, depress and hold t he po wer bu tton d own un til
range re ading is di splaye d. Rel ease t he p ower b utton. Note: Once activ ated, the YARDAG E PRO
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COMPACT 80 0’s LCD will remain active and d isplay the la st dis tance measure ment f or 8 se conds.
You can depress the power button again at any time to distance to a new ta rget. As with any laser
device, it is n ot recomm ended to d irectl y view the e missio ns for long p eriods o f time with
magnified lense s.
FE AT U R ES
The YA RD AG E PR O’s sophis ticate d ci rcuitr y al lows you to sele ct b etw e e n
v a r ious units of measure and targeting mo des. In addition, your YA RD AG E PRO’ s LCD i ncorpor ates
illuminated indicators that advise you w hen the laser is active, what the prec i s io n
tolerances of a speci fic m easure ment ar e and when the b attery charg e is l ow. A
s u m m a ry of these features is presented belo w :
Un i t of Me a s u r e Op t io n s
The YA RD AGE PRO
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COMPAC T
800 can be u sed t o mea sure distance s in yards or meters. The unit of mea sure
indicator s ar e loc ated in the u pper right port i on of the LCD. To s elect betw e e n
yards and met ers lo ok thr ough the m o nocular, depress the “mode“ button (front
button of the unit) an d h old it down for app roximat ely 5 s econd s. I f y ou a re
changing from y ards t o mete rs, a change in un it of measure will be in dicated by
the illumination of the ME T ER indicat or whi le the YA R D indicator is turned off. If you are ch a n g i n g
from meter s to yar ds, th e oppos ite wil l occur . Note : The YA RDAGE P RO
®
COMPACT 8 00 will r eturn
to the l ast se tting used, each time t he uni t is turned on.
Ta r g e t i n g Mo d e s
The YA RD AGE P RO
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COMPACT 8 00 inco rporat es exc lusive
targeting mod es that allow yo u t o adj ust the perfo rmance para meters of the uni t t o su it yo u r
s p ecific s ituati on and enviro nment. The differe nt ta rgeting modes ava ilable are li sted belo w :
S TAN D AR D ( LCD Ind icator - no ne) – This setti ng al lows m ost target s to be d istanc ed up to
800 yar ds. Used for m oderat ely re flect ive t argets that are typi cal of mos t di stancing sit uatio n s .
N o t e : I f th e user encou nters diffi culty rangi ng to target s in the standa rd mo de, th e othe r mo des
listed be low c an be used. The m inimum distan ce in the standar d mod e is 20 yar ds.
SC AN ( LCD Indi cator - “SC AN”) – When th e P o w e r butto n is he ld do wn long er tha n 3 sec o n d s ,
the unit tr ansit ions to SCAN m ode. Thi s mode allows the ran ge to b e conti nuously updat ed as lo n g
as the P o w e r butt on remains depressed.
RA I N ( LCD Indic ator - “RA IN”) – P r ec i p i t a t ion, such a s rai n drop s or snow flakes , can refl ec t
energy p ulses emitte d by the YA RD AGE PRO
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COMPACT 800 t hereby cont aminati ng th e pri mary
target’s dis tance mea suremen t. By sele cting th e rain mo de, fe edback from ene rgy pu lses
r e f l ecting of f pre c i p i t a t ion w ill be ignor ed and an uncontam inate d meas urement obtai ned.
RE F L E C T I V E ( LCD Ind icator - “R EF L”) – Use d whe n ta rgeting high ly re flecti ve ta rgets (e.g.
r e f l ectors, stop signs, etc.) . Incr eases effect ive d istance of t he de vice on refl ectiv e targe ts up to
9 30 yards or 850 meters . Note : In this mode, the u nit’s sensi tivity to n on-coop erative targ ets i s
decreased there by red ucing the m aximum rangin g dis tance for th ese ty pe of object s.
> 1 50 ( LCD I ndicato r - “>150” ) – Thi s mod e can be use d to ig nore e nergy pulses reflec ting o ff
o b j ects le ss than 150 - 165 yar ds / mete rs a way. It would typi cally be used when dist ancing
through b rush to an ob ject f urther than 15 0 yar ds / me ters a way. N ote: In this mode, the sys tem
will not measu re to target s less than 150 y ards / meter s.
To select bet ween these mod es, while look ing through the mo no cular, depress and release the
mode button . Each succ essive d epressi on of the mo de button w ill acti vate a diff erent mo d e
d e s i g n a t ion in the foll owing orde r; 1 ) st andard (no ind icator) , 2) rain (“RA I N ”), 3) refl ec t i v e
( “ REF L”), 4) >150 (“>150”) and then back to stand ard (no indicator). Note: The YARDAGE PRO
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COMPACT 8 00 wi ll ret urn to the last se tting used, each time the un it is turned -on.
Il l u m i n a t i n g I n d i c a t o r s
LO W B A TT E R Y C H A RG E ( LCD I ndicato r - ) – Whe n bo th das hes inside the batter y
s y m bol are displa yed, th e bat tery is full y char ged. W hen the dash es sta rt to fade a way, it mea ns
the batte ry c harge i s get ting l ow and the 4 AAA alk aline bat teries shou ld be rep lac e d .
S P E C I F I C A T I O N S :
Optical Desi gn
The Y A RD AGE PR O
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COMPACT 8 00 feat ures a Perma Fo c u s
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mo nocular opt ical syst em for viewi ng y our targe t. A liqu id cryst al d isplay (L CD) is m o u n t e d
within t he op tical syste m and when acti vated , dis plays a re ticle for target ing, yard / mete r and
mode des ignat ions, and low b atter y ind icator s. In herent in t he m anufac turing pro cess a re sm all
b l ack s pots that appe ar in the optica l s ystem. Th ese are a n atural ch a r a ct erist ic of t he LCD ,
c a n not be ful ly elimi nated i n the ma nufac turing proce ss and d o not af fect th e dista ncing
performan ce of the unit.
M a g n i f i c a t io n . . . . . . . 8 x Field of View. ......4 .6°
Total Eye Relief ....... 12mm Exit Pupi l...... .3.4 mm
Po w e r S o u r c e
The YA RD AG E P RO
®
COMPACT 8 00 is po wered by 4, AA A
alkaline batter ies.
B a c k l i g h t
A green LED backlights the LCD for approximatel y 5 seconds after a range has
been obta ined.
C L E A N I N G
Gently blo w away any dus t or deb ris on t he lens es (or us e
a soft lens brush). To remove dirt or fingerprin ts, clean with a soft cotton cl o t h ,
rubbing in a circular mo t ion. Use of a coars e cloth or unnec e s s a ry r ubbing may
s c r a t ch the lens surfac e and even tually cause perma nent damage . For a m o r e
t horough c leaning , p ho t ograph ic len s t issue and ph o t og r a p h i c - type l ens
cleaning fluid or isopropy l al cohol may be us ed. A lways apply the fluid to t he
cleaning cloth - ne ver dir ectly on th e lens .
I N S T R UC T I O N S
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